Good Friday - "It is Finished!"
After Jesus drink the sour wine, and right before he gives up his spirit, He cries out “It is finished.” St. Augustine says,
The Maker of man was made man
That the Ruler of Stars might suck at the breast
That the Bread of Life might be hungered
The Fountain, thirst The Light, sleep
The Way be wearied by the journey
The Truth be accused by false witnesses
The Judge of the Living and the Dead be judged by a mortal judge
The Chastener, be chastised with whips,
The Vine be crowned with thorns,
The Foundation be hung upon a tree
Strength be made weak,
Health be wounded, Life die.
To suffer these and such undeserved things,
That He might free the undeserving,
For neither did He deserve any evil,
Who for our sakes endured so many evils,
Nor were we deserving of anything good,
We, who through Him, received such good.
"Lifted up was he to die, It is finished was his cry; Now in Heaven exalted high; Hallelujah what a Savior" (P.P. Bliss)
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